According to the Washington Post, Republicans are expected to block a Senate bill that would gradually increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Nevertheless, Democrats are hoping that their fight to increase the minimum wage will help them win votes in November’s congressional elections.
The Wall Street Journal reports that New York City’s teachers are “forging an amicable relationship” with the government, despite the fact that they are engaged in complex contract negotiations. On Saturday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he had a “natural partnership” with Michael Mulgrew, the President of the United Federation of Teachers.
The Wall Street Journal provides updates on a strike at a manufacturing plant owned by Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings), a Chinese company that supplies shoes for Nike and Adidas. Earlier this month, factory workers in Dongguan, China walked off the job, alleging (among other things) that they not received adequate social insurance payments. According to the Journal, China’s central government confirmed that Yue Yuen Industrial underpaid its workers’ social-security insurance and ordered the company to rectify the situation quickly. The Journal also reports that the strike will cost the company nearly $60 million dollars ($27 million in direct losses and $31 million in increased benefits for workers this year).
The New York Times Editorial Board reflects on working conditions in Bangladesh one year after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 garment workers. The Board acknowledges that labor groups, Western clothing companies, and the Bangladeshi government have taken some steps to improve conditions for Bangladeshi employees. Nevertheless, the Board contends that there is much more work to be done.
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July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.
July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.
July 2
Block, Nanda, and Nayak argue that the NLRA is under attack, harming democracy; the EEOC files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels; and SEIU Local 1000 strikes an agreement with the State of California to delay the state's return-to-office executive order for state workers.
July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.